How To Install leaktracer on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install leaktracer on Kali Linux.

What is leaktracer

leaktracer is:

LeakTracer traces calls to new and delete, and reports inconsistencies in the C++-level memory-management.

It has limitations (eg. when you override the new and delete operators yourself), but is very easy to use (eg. compared to more complete tools like mpatrol), traces the C++ level (unlike most other tools), and gives pretty good results.

It uses gdb to display source-file information.

There are three methods to install leaktracer on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install leaktracer Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install leaktracer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install leaktracer

Install leaktracer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install leaktracer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install leaktracer

Install leaktracer Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install leaktracer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install leaktracer

How To Uninstall leaktracer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the leaktracer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove leaktracer

Uninstall leaktracer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall leaktracer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove leaktracer

Remove leaktracer Configurations and Data

To remove leaktracer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge leaktracer

Remove leaktracer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove leaktracer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge leaktracer

Dependencies

leaktracer have the following dependencies:

• gdb
• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• leaktracer website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install leaktracer package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.